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With so much going on, the real question is, "What events should I attend?" Don't miss these three opportunities at the Food For Thought Conference.
Thursday: Fedele Bauccio on non-therapeutic antibiotics in meat.
Not many people know that Fedele Bauccio, the founder of Bon Appétit, is also on the U.S. Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which monitors the meat industry. Bauccio will show a documentary called "Frankensteer" at 6 p.m. and will host a meat tasting in The Bauccio Commons. While slots for the tasting are full, students can still enjoy the film as well as Bauccio's speech and discussion.
Friday: Food Film Festival
After a showing of "Fresh," a film documenting the rapid change of the food industry in America, student films on the subject of sustainable and local food will be aired in The Commons at 6 p.m. All students are welcome to attend and participate.
Saturday: TOLCS and Michael Pollan close Food for Thought
At noon, TOLCS will host its engagement session, which will generate ideas about how to live and eat more sustainably. Registered members of the conference will be the primary participants in the discussions, but students are welcome to watch the session. Students also can watch TOLCS' "Live Trending" which will post updates and graphs about ideas being generated in real time.
Pollan's speech will begin in the Chiles Center at 7 p.m.
"He's a great mainstream tool that can inform everyone, not just in hippie Portland, but everywhere," junior and TOLCS secretary Megan Brown said.
For a full schedule, please see pilots.up.edu/web/foodforthought/schedule
